Man shrugging: medium-dark skin tone Emoji
People
A man with medium-dark skin raising both shoulders with his palms turned upward in a classic gesture of uncertainty. His facial expression is neutral, conveying a sense of confusion or a lack of concern.
Usage Context
This emoji is the go-to response when you don't have an answer, don't care about the outcome, or are feeling non-committal. It works as a non-verbal way to say 'beats me' or 'it is what it is.' Users frequently pair it with the 🤷 generic version or a facepalm 🤦🏾♂️ to emphasize frustration or resignation.
History
The base shrug emoji was added to the Unicode standard in 2016 as part of Emoji 3.0. Its design is based on the 'shrug' emoticon (¯\_(ツ)_/¯), which became a staple of early internet message boards and IRC chats long before graphical icons were the standard for mobile texting.
Details
Glyph
🤷🏾♂
Unicode
U+1F937 U+1F3FE U+200D U+2642
Shortcode
:emoji_u1f937_1f3fe_200d_2642:
HTML Entity
����‍♂
Specifications
Vendor Microsoft
Category People
Subcategory person-gesture
Unicode Version 6.0
Emoji Version 1.0
License MIT
Microsoft Fluent License
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Microsoft Fluent Emoji assets are licensed under the MIT License. Certain assets—such as Clippy, country flags, and Microsoft product/brand trademarks—are excluded from this license and may not be used without separate permission.
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